Program · last held it 2017
Syracuse
4Reigns
790Days held
15Defenses
Syracuse last held the belt October 21, 2017. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Syracuse belt badge →
Belt-game record18–13–1
14–4–1 defending it · 4–9 challenging for it · 32 belt games since 1903
Took the belt4
times · 4 reigns in all · first belt game November 7, 1903
All-time rank of 106 programs20th
in days held (790) · 25th in reigns · 23rd in defenses (15) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Syracuse’s schedule runs through UCF or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.
Season outlook
under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.
October 13, 2017 – October 21, 2017
8 days
November 8, 1952 – January 1, 1953
54 days
November 24, 1923 – November 8, 1924
350 days
November 3, 1917 – November 16, 1918
1 yr, 13 days
Every belt game 32 games, newest first
October 21, 2017 · Syracuse at Miami 19–27 as holderlost the beltOctober 13, 2017 · Syracuse vs. Clemson 27–24 as challengertook the beltNovember 30, 2002 · Syracuse vs. Miami 7–49 as challengerlostNovember 17, 2001 · Syracuse at Miami 0–59 as challengerlostNovember 18, 2000 · Syracuse vs. Miami 0–26 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1953 · Syracuse vs. Alabama 6–61 as holderlost the beltNovember 22, 1952 · Syracuse at Fordham 26–13 as holderdefendedNovember 15, 1952 · Syracuse vs. Colgate 20–14 as holderdefendedNovember 8, 1952 · Syracuse vs. Penn State 25–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 16, 1948 · Syracuse vs. Cornell 7–34 as challengerlostNovember 22, 1947 · Syracuse at Columbia 8–28 as challengerlostNovember 8, 1924 · Syracuse vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 3–7 as holderlost the beltNovember 1, 1924 · Syracuse at Pittsburgh 7–7 as holdertie, holder kept itOctober 25, 1924 · Syracuse at Penn State 10–6 as holderdefendedOctober 18, 1924 · Syracuse vs. Boston College 10–0 as holderdefendedOctober 11, 1924 · Syracuse vs. William & Mary 24–7 as holderdefendedOctober 4, 1924 · Syracuse vs. Mercer 26–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 27, 1924 · Syracuse vs. Hobart 35–0 as holderdefendedNovember 24, 1923 · Syracuse at Nebraska 7–0 as challengertook the beltNovember 16, 1918 · Syracuse at Michigan 0–15 as holderlost the beltNovember 10, 1918 · Syracuse vs. Brown 53–0 as holderdefendedNovember 3, 1918 · Syracuse at Dartmouth 34–6 as holderdefendedOctober 26, 1918 · Syracuse vs. Navy Transport 13–0 as holderdefendedNovember 29, 1917 · Syracuse at Nebraska 10–9 as holderdefendedNovember 24, 1917 · Syracuse at Michigan State 21–7 as holderdefendedNovember 17, 1917 · Syracuse vs. Colgate 27–7 as holderdefendedNovember 10, 1917 · Syracuse vs. Bucknell 42–0 as holderdefendedNovember 3, 1917 · Syracuse at Brown 6–0 as challengertook the beltOctober 19, 1912 · Syracuse at Princeton 0–62 as challengerlostOctober 1, 1910 · Syracuse at Yale 6–12 as challengerlostOctober 10, 1908 · Syracuse vs. Carlisle 0–12 as challengerlostNovember 7, 1903 · Syracuse at Yale 0–30 as challengerlost
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